Life Imitates Art
Albums that revealed the personal struggles the artist went through. |
| 1 |  | Madonna
Ray of Light
Prior to the recording, Madonna became a mother; the Queen of Pop's best album that was both spiritual
and liberating. |
| 2 |  | Nine Inch Nails
With Teeth
Trent Reznor was getting clean; lets you into Trent's mind about the world around him, and the
bleakness he felt while under addiction. |
| 3 |  | Christina Aguilera
Back To Basics
Christina got married, and became the happiest she'd ever been; out with the "Dirrty," in with the clean. |
| 4 |  | Alice In Chains
Dirt
Alice In Chains epitomized the hardcore depressing Grunge sound of the 99's with this classic; struggling with substance abuse, Layne Staley
was one of the first rock stars of our generation to bear his heart on his sleeve. |
| 5 |  | Mariah Carey
Butterfly
Mariah took the pain of divorcing her husband/manager to become free and able to fly; Mariah at her
most personal, but still looking and singing like an angel. |
| 6 | | Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream
Every member of the Pumpkins was going through something, and it shows; the cathartic, yet beautiful,
result is a dream the listener will not want to wake up from. |
| 7 | | Janet Jackson
The Velvet Rope
A battle with depression helped Janet connect with other people; using hard emotions and even harder sex, Janet gave everyone the need to
feel special that she wanted. |
| 8 |  | Hole
Live Through This
Kurt Cobain's death sets the tone for the anger and regret of this legendary record; literally ANYONE can
relate to ANY song on this. |
| 9 | | Destiny's Child
Survivior
The girls' first album as a trio that proves they were better off that way; millions of independent women
saw themselves as a "Survivor." |
| 10 | | Prince
Sign "O" The Times
Prince deals with problems in his heart and the world around him the only way he knows how: by partying; love, spirituality, and even deceit
from the government are presented in a psychedelic, yet sensitive, way. |
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